Folding box or crate.



H. MOTAVISH. FOLDING BOXDR CRATE. urLloATmn num nu za, 1913.

Patented July 28, 1914.

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UNITED 'sTATEs PATENT HARRY MCTAVISH, 0F ELDON, PRINCE EDW'ARD ISLANDQ(LkifAlD-A.`

FOLDING nox on CRATE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 28', 1914. n

Application filed May 23, 1913. Serial No. 769,439.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY MoTAvisH, a

subject of the King of Great Britain, resid' lin the accompanying` drawingf-Figure 1r is a top view of a shipping box set up and closed and embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the box shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line ao Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is :in enlarged end elevation of the box shown in Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a top view of the box folded. Fig. G is the same aS 5 with the side sections 7 of the box unhinged and removed. Fig. 7 is an enlarged end view o-f the folded box shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional View of one end ofthe box, as on the line b-b Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals. l designates the bottom of the box. Upon each end of the bottom is secured a transverse cleat 2, and at thel inner edge thereof is fastened by hinges 3 one of thelk inwardly foldable end sections 4 of the box.

Said end sections are at each end provided with a cleat 5. which is preferably of angular or L-shaped cross section, as shown.

The sides of the box are each composed of a lower and an upper section; the lower section 6 is rigidly fixed to the bottom and.

the upper and larger section 7 is hinged at 8 to the upper edge of the fixed section, to fold inward and substantially reach the opposite section, as shown at A in Fig. 5. At the ends of each section 7 are fixed L-shaped cleats 9 which together with the section form grooves int-o which the cleats 5 of the end sections pass when the box is set up. In

such vertical position the side sections 7 are held by the top piece or cover l0, which is inserted between them and rests upon the top edges` of the end sections`4, and the latter sections are prevented from yfolding inward by cleats 11 fixed at the luider side lof each end of the cover.

The cover lis held down in place bythe projecting ends l1a of the cleats 11, engaging under a longitudinal rim 12 of one of the sections 7 and a latch 13 pivoted at 14 upon thecoverand by a spring 15 held engaged under a .plate 'lfsecuredn upon the other rim 152.k f

T0 reid the box, as in Figs. emi 7, the

end sections 4 are folded inward flat `upon the bottom, the cover 10 isplaced upon the end sections betweeny the cleatsl 5, preferably with the cleats upward so that their projectling ends rllla will pass into the angular grooves of the cleats 5, kas shown tothe left in Fig. 7. The side sections 7 are then folded inward upon the kcover and secured in folded position by. a springy hook 17 which n inward upon the bottom and having cleats upon the outer sides of its vertical edges, side sections composed each of a rigid portionsecured to the bottoinand an upper portion hinged thereto and provided at its ends with grooved cleats in which to receive the cleats vof the end sections when the box is set up, a cover adapted to rest upon the ends of the end sections and having cross cleats by which to engage the end sections and prevent their folding, and means for holding said covery in vplace when the box is setl hinged side sections being so held by the up; the width of said Cover being such as to ing the hinged side sections in said folded make it fit between the cleats of the end secposition.

tionsV when the lutter are folded inward and In testimony whereof I affix my Signature, the cover 1s placed upon them, und the 1n presence of two wltnesses.

HARRY MCTAVISH. rigid side sections as to fold in level position Titnessest upon the @over and reach substantially to-I K. J. MARTIN, gether upon the same, and means for hold- MYRTLE CAMERON.

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